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US President Donald Trump, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has long made clear he sees Iran as unfinished business.

How Trump obliterated the best-laid plans of world’s most powerful military alliance

The US president was meant to be the guest of honour in the Netherlands this week. But his decision to bomb Iran has instead made him a wildcard everyone is scrambling to contain.

  • Rob Harris

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A design render of the V&A East Museum, designed by O’Donnell + Tuomey.

London’s most exciting new museum has landed, with big plans

London’s beloved V&A is expanding with a new building that will also house the David Bowie Centre.

  • Julietta Jameson
US President Donald Trump.

It has held dictators to account for 75 years, but Trump has left it in survival mode

It was founded to ensure people living in restrictive regimes in post-Soviet states had access to uncensored news. But the future of Radio Free Europe is more uncertain than ever.

  • Rob Harris
Alicia Kemp, 24, was visiting Australia from England when the crash happened.

Backpacker who allegedly killed Perth dad in e-scooter crash identified

Alicia Kemp, 24, studied psychology and criminology at university before volunteering at an animal shelter in the Philippines as part of her travels before coming to Perth.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
This court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook shows Paul Doyle, 53, appearing at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court, where he was remanded in custody.

Driver charged with Liverpool soccer parade tragedy appears in court

Paul Doyle faces a charge of dangerous driving and six serious offences alleging he caused or tried to cause grievous bodily harm.

  • Brian Melley
Sycamore Gap tree

‘Get the saws warmed up’: Pair guilty of felling Sycamore Gap tree

The court was shown evidence that either put the men near the tree at the time it was felled, or showed them excitedly discussing it the next day as the story of the tree’s demise went viral.

  • Brian Melley
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The Prince and Princess of Wales mark VE Day on the Buckingham Palace balcony with their children (L-R) Princes George and Louis, and Princess Charlotte.

As war again rages in Europe, VE Day reminds us all what’s at stake

Eighty years on, the story of Australia’s Stanley Bruce, Winston Churchill and Victory in Europe Day remains strikingly relevant.

  • Rob Harris
A British court has been shown footage of a person with a chainsaw cutting down a Sycamore Gap tree near Hadrian's Wall.
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Video shows felling of Sycamore Gap tree

A British court has been shown footage of a person with a chainsaw cutting down a Sycamore Gap tree near Hadrian's Wall.

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The moment the 150-year-old Sycamore Gap tree was chainsawed down

As a blade buzzes loudly, the majestic tree’s final moments can be seen in footage showing a person chopping it down and toppling it onto the ancient Hadrian’s Wall.

  • Brian Melley
Prince Harry meets a person who was wounded in the war with Russia at the Superhumans Centre in Ukraine.

Prince Harry makes secret visit to Ukraine

The duke’s visit, to an area that is a frequent target of Russian missiles, was not announced until after he had returned to the US.

  • Connor Stringer, Timothy Sigsworth and India McTaggart

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